Thread below the Gardening Thread: Oppression Chic [KT]

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Man, it is hard to get most people involved in academia to discuss this. I have had a few brief, civilized exchanges with "friends of friends" on Facebook about this subject. Lucky that they were civilized, I know. They seemed ready to bowl me over with the amazing new concept of "white privilege", which totally dominated their thinking. With the zeal of ardent advocates, they seemed interested in my views at first. Then they seemed to go silent in face of examples like some Malkin gave. Wish it were easier to keep them engaged and inspire a little curiosity about their dogma.